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Horoscope, Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Industrious Moon Even when you know what you want and the right way to go about it, personal resistance still sometimes makes it harder to get motivated. Today, resistance is low. An industrious morning brings fast-paced developments. This afternoon the Capricorn moon goes void of course for a spell, signaling to check and recheck your [...]

Horoscope, Thursday, May 23, 2013

Gemini Energy of Optical Illusion Gemini is the prevailing energy as we head toward the full moon lunar eclipse at the end of the week: quick, bright, social and endlessly trendy. So much changes as the planets party in Gemini that it’s like there’s a swirl of energy all around us making it seem like [...]

Future chefs cook up scholarship wins

During the annual Future Chefs of El Dorado County Teen Culinary Competition Mary Kemp from the Future Chefs of El Dorado Foundation presented several scholarship awards. Kailey Killeen is the first applicant from South Lake Tahoe. She plays on the varsity teams of girls tennis, alpine skiing and softball. She has won an award for theme and [...]

Take my word for it: Life gives you lemons

I’ve always been a pessimist. I’m also a serial complainer. Sometimes — my wife would say often — this makes me hard to live with. It doesn’t help when life gives you lemons, and everyone around you keeps telling you to make lemonade. As a pessimist, you just want to throw the lemons at them instead. It’s [...]

Grizzly Flat does ‘table-top’ fire drill

By Sandi Bush Grizzly Flat Fire Safe Council It’s 96 degrees on Tuesday, Sept. 3, around 2:30 p.m. and there is a steady northwest wind blowing at 28 mph, with some gusts up to 40 mph. The end of the Labor Day Weekend finds many residents in Grizzly Flat at home adding one more day [...]

Heard over the back fence: Yard sale fundraiser at Airpark Estates

WHAT DO DOCTORS KNOW?
 My friend John Chapman forwarded the following T-shirt statement: “Doctors Say I Have a MULTIPLE PERSONALITY, But WE Don’t Agree with Them.” NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE:
 The Friends of Cameron Park Airport (FOCA) are having their Airpark Neighbors Yard Sale at various homes in the airport residential area on Saturday, June 1, [...]

Horoscope, Monday, May 13, 2013

Homeward Moon The void-of-course moon spell will be broken with the moon’s entrance into Cancer, her home. This is the moon of domestic harmony and maternal nurturing. Does your home provide sanctuary from the demands of the outside world? If not, that’s something to fix pronto, and this is just the moon to support your [...]

Heard over the back fence: Donate blood, get a movie pass

WOODPECKER ADVICE: 
John Chapman forwarded the following “Advice from a Woodpecker” T-shirt statement: “Find your own rhythm * Peck away at obstacles * Be colorful * Carve out a place for yourself * Make your voice heard * It’s OK to be a little flashy * Use your head! FREE MOVIE PASS:
 A community blood drive [...]

North Auburn artists open studios

On Mother’s Day weekend, May 11 and 12, art fans can visit the home studios of 16 talented artists. This free North Auburn Art Studios Tour is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visitors will see everything from photography to jewelry, watercolors, blown glass, pottery and much more. One of the [...]

CEDAPP response

EDITOR: Dorothea Falkenstein, mother of Wanda Flores, this year’s president of the Pollock Pines-Camino Chamber, certainly has the right to ask questions, and she is entitled to her opinions. She is not, however, entitled to contrive her own erroneous facts. 1. Jeanne Harper is not now, nor has she ever considered running for any political [...]

Top 10 steps to prepare for a remodel

DES PLAINES, ILL. — I n honor of National Home Improvement Month this May, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry advises homeowners of the 10 most important steps to take before the remodeling project starts. “The planning and researching phases of a project are the most critical steps in the remodeling process,” says NARI National [...]

Shop talk – dads, kids and garages

Dear eeaders: My father died last week. Though heart-breaking, this wasn’t unexpected. Dad was 90. In his memory, I’m re-running a column I wrote about him, which ran in 2005. It’s a tribute to great dads and to the American garage. My dad was a garage kind of guy. As a girl, I remember him [...]

Horoscope, Friday, May 10, 2013

Strong Taurus Energy It’s true that Venus has taken flight in Gemini, but the Taurus energy is still intense now, with the sun, the moon, Mercury and Mars all in the sign of the bull. Things are pointing in an industrious direction now. In the wake of the new moon, projects will gain momentum and [...]

Dan Ferrier scholarship

El Dorado High School will be awarding the first Dan Ferrier Memorial Scholarship in loving memory of this inspirational person. During his high school years, he started working out with weights, which he attributed as the biggest change in his life. He graduated from El Dorado High School in 1995, served two tours in the [...]

Go Geothermal: The green way to stay comfortable

When Bruce Sanguinetti met up with his buddy Ric Rowlatt and Ric’s father on New Year’s Eve, 2009, he had no intention of starting a new business. As the evening progressed, however, Sanguinetti’s interest was piqued. Ric’s father had been running a geothermal heat pump business in Montana for 28 years. Their idea was to [...]

Excel Tech: Experts in turf, weeds and trees

Although there are many advantages to owning a home and property, there is at least one downside: maintenance. Here in El Dorado County, star thistle, poison oak, mistletoe, bark beetles and so on are more than enough keep residents busy. But there’s good news. Excel Tech Inc. specializes in turf control and can handle any [...]

33rd Annual Home Show has something for everyone

By Kathy Jurgens Since this time last year, many of us who are dependent on real estate sales and construction, (with the resulting domino effect) for our livelihood have seen definite improvements. Sadly, there are still many who are still waiting for a little more gain in their checking accounts. The past few years have taught [...]

County Fire Safe Council aims to prevent fires

On a hot, breezy afternoon in late September 1992, a small fire was reported near the Cleveland Corral Visitor Information Station, about eight miles east of Pollock Pines. Within seven minutes, the fire was 15 acres in size. Four minutes later, the fire was 75 acres in size and was spreading through treetops a quarter [...]

The goal is to spread the love of reading

William Shakespeare might appreciate how World Book Night (WBN) is celebrating his birthday on Tuesday, April 23. Spreading the love of reading around the world, person to person, is the goal of World Book Night. This year, more than 250,000 volunteers will be giving away half a million free books to people in their communities [...]

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Chipmunks and squirrels can carry plague

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Riding for children thousands of miles away

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Pollock Pines community identity

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Make your day(s) visiting upscale Carmel

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Outside with Charlie: Call of the wild

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New leagues for Oak Ridge, Ponderosa

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Winning wines bring home gold

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Things to do: May 24, 2013

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Heritage singers present a free concert

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Enjoy Cake at Three Stages

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Sierra Nevada Alliance presents benefit concert

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Military special at Railroad Museum

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John Mayall to rock at Folsom’s Three Stages

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Steam into Carson City on the V&T

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Sacramento celebrates music

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On Duty: Army Pvt. Daniel M. Naygrow Jr.

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On Duty: Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeffrey T. Lewis

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Demolition derby time at the fair

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Sac County Fair kicks off

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Excursion trains running in Jamestown

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Western Railway opens for summer

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Ralphs makes his mark for Eagle Scout honor

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DUI Log: May 5-13

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Obituaries

Eleanor Irene Atchinson

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Myrtle Catherine Bowman

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Ralph Alan “Big R” Russell

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Juanita Ann Lumley

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Mr. George W. Sleep

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Jack “Dan” Thompson

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Working It Out

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Horoscope, Friday, May 24, 2013

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